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

9. Jiang Zemin
Well, he certainly wasn't shy for a 73-year-old. Chinese President Jiang Zemin unabashedly took it all off for the cameras as he donned a bathing suit for a photographed float in the Dead Sea during his six-day visit. The visit took place at a time of tension between Israel and the US over the multi-million-dollar arms trade between Israel and China.