They came, they swam, they left
In Israel's 52nd year, the rich, famous, and obscure came to visit. Here are our 52 top distinguished tourists

36. Guy Kawasaki
It was a measure of faith in Israel's hi-tech future that Guy Kawasaki, whose company Garage.com locates and funds promising start-ups, spent three days here setting up a Herzliya outpost. During his visit, Kawasaki met with 15 early-stage Israeli start-ups from a variety of fields including software, data communications, and telecommunications. He was already seeking venture capital for two Israeli start-ups. "The deal flow here is very good, second only to Silicon Valley in the quality and quantity of the companies," he said.