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

52. David Trimble
Usually people cancel visits to Israel because of terrorist incidents here, but in the case of First Minister David Trimble of Northern Ireland, it was violence back home that preempted his visit. Trimble was supposed to come get a degree from Ben-Gurion University alongside Roberto Benigni, but the current Nobel peace laureate had to cancel following a terrorist attack in his political constituency, which killed a Catholic woman and stirred up tensions. Hopefully, next year, it will be peaceful in both Israel and Northern Ireland.