Well, the ban in Israel was lifted on Sunday
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...651556430.html
and the temporary ban in S. Korea was removed as well:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...106530858.html
When you are well connected to the Man in the Sky, miracles happen. Or, you could look at it this way. The teenage sons and daughter of influential people wanted to bring the iPads toys into their country. Who could deny a child such a request?