Israel lifts iPad ban

Israel has lifted its iPad ban after two weeks of confiscating the device at customs for fear it might interfere with existing wireless frequencies.

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I’ve been wondering if anyone will follow up on the fact that Shimon Peres’s son owns the only Apple importer in Israel, and his firm was consulted by the ministry of communications in implementing the ban? The ministry stated that publicly. Aren’t there anti-nepotism/self-dealing laws in Israel? Perhaps not.
- Shay Guy
  
  I was actually proofreading an article today in a weekly newspaper about this, and it did mention the possibility of nepotism being involved.
Anonymous

I’d really love it if you guys would investigate the “Presidential Monopoly” angle at all instead of just acting like a RSS feed.
Anonymous

Maybe they were confiscating the iPads to donate them to schools in Gaza?
Anonymous

Obviously they confiscated enough for everyone in Customs to have one and then stopped.