With the engineering staff of Israeli Ministry of Communications apparently not agreeing on a means to test the compatibility of the Apple iPad with the country’s wireless network, the authorities have lifted the earlier-this-month imposed ban on the imports of the device.

Though the authorities said that the iPad ban had resulted from concerns that the device failed to meet European Wi-Fi standards; one Israeli legislator stated that the concerns largely were about the device’s supposed interference with wireless frequencies used by the armed forces. Incidentally, the European countries did not initiate any such an ‘iPad ban’ move.

Ultimately, the Israeli authorities gave their approval for iPad imports – allowing the import of only one device per person - on Friday, and the imports were officially allowed Sunday onwards; with the Ministry saying that “intensive technical scrutiny” had revealed that the iPad conformed to the country’s wireless standards.

According to online statement by Ministry spokesman Yechiel Shabi, “The scrutiny conducted by the Ministry technical team vis-à-vis Apple's team, international laboratory and European counterparts confirmed that the device which could be operated in various standards will be operated in Israel in accordance to the local standards.”

With the lifting of the iPad ban, the authorities will also release the 20 iPads that they have thus far impounded – charging a 45 shekels ($12) per day storage fee - from overseas travelers.