I must be honest here.  When I first started reading this article without actually thinking, my first reaction to…

asked iDigital, Apple’s Israel distributor, for details on how the iPad works.

was duh… like the iPhone but bigger right?

However the Countries Communications Ministry says that the iPad is a no go because of the Wi-Fi broadcasting power.  In America it is higher than that of European standards and Israel holds similar regulations.  According to haaretz.com Israelis who purchased one of these devices abroad are a little perturbed at the Communications Ministry sticking their nose in there personal lives.

I hope they where able to get a refund but I also speculate it is a rather severe security reason that they have the lower power Wi-Fi stipulation.  Israel is the most fought over piece of land in the world and if lowering the devices wirelessly transmitted signal helps keep them alive, I am sure they will be grateful.  We as humans are always prone to complain over the things that keep us safe.

So in reality would you rather be reading a book on the newest tech device or be shielded from the surface to surface missile aimed at your neighborhood?

Look for this decision to be revisited when the European versions are released.

[CNET]