Yom Ha'atzmaut '52
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The Jerusalem Post
   

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

29. Luis Michel
The Belgian foreign minister's visit in March was fairly quiet, but Michel did win praise for his vociferous opposition to Joerg Haider's rise to prominence in Vienna, including his call to Brussels taxi drivers not to take anyone to the Austrian Embassy in protest against Haider's extremist Freedom Party.


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