iPad banned in Israel over Wi-Fi concerns‎

The Israeli government decided to ban the imports of Apple’s iPad and also plans to confiscate device if coming from another country. According to Haaretz, ten gadgets have been bared at the customs of international Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv.

The decision was made to ban on the device was due to incompatibility of the iPad’s Wi-Fi with the Wi-Fi standard used in the country, said Israel Ministry of Communication. The Wall Street Journal reported that The iPad’s Wi-Fi wireless technology was built to the U.S. standard, that allow stronger signals than those in Europe and Israel.

According to Ministry spokesman Yechiel Shavi , “This device’s wireless strengths violate Israeli law and will overpower other wireless devices in Israel,”.