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4/15/10

Haaretz: Israeli Customs confiscating iPads

Beware at Customs: Gov't has banned iPad imports - Haaretz - Israel News

We guess this is based on the biblical policy banning new tablets... Ten commandments and no more.

[hat tip to barak]
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