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The Associated Press reports that on Monday, the Saudi Arabian Higher Committee for Scientific Research and Islamic Law declared a ban on Pokemon, including all related products. The organization said that Nintendo's Pocket Monsters had "possessed the minds" of Saudi children. Furthermore, the Committee argued that the Pokemon cards and videogames contain symbols such as the Star of David, "which everyone knows is connected to international Zionism and is Israel's national emblem."
Violators of the ban could face such punishments as having their licenses revoked or even lashings, which has most Saudis previously caught up in the Pokemon craze fearful of continuing to enjoy it. Nintendo plans to investigate.