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

44. Dennis Ross
He never gives up. He always comes back. US special envoy Dennis Ross has spent the better part of the past decade relentlessly shuttling between the US and the Middle East, pushing the peace process forward. Over the past year, he showed up in Israel at least four times, sometimes spending weeks on end hopping between various Middle Eastern countries, working for a breakthrough. That's a lot of frequent-flyer miles.