But Israeli authorities were not sure.
They thought color broadcast was a frivolous expense that should best be avoided.
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Television came to Israel under a shroud of doubts and apprehension.
Television, they argued, was a luxury that suited only wealthy and economically settled states.
The government also feared that television and western shows would dilute Hebrew culture and change peoples political views.
In the UK, the first regular color broadcast began in 1967 by the BBC.
Color broadcasting began in Japan in 1960, and in the Soviet Union in 1967.
A NTSC TV signal with different parts of the waveform labelled.
As a result, the television set discards the color information and displays only black and white images.
The instrument the IBA used to erase color was branded the eraser ormechikon.
Soon after its introduction, special television sets with anti-mekhikondevice became available on the market.
This equipment reinstalled the Colorburst phase signal allowing the receiver display color pictures.
The Israeli government sought to dissuade people from flocking into electronic stores.
Would the government ban luxury cars then?
This government serves some affluent people, who see themselves as the guardians of the poor.
These guardians have decided that it is forbidden to oppress the little the poor have.
It is forbidden to seduce the poor with goods that cost a lot of money.
The technicians erase the colour and this probably also costs something.
The Israeli consumer buys a colour set and anti-eraser … and receives the broadcasts in colour.
It costs more both to the state and to the consumer only the companies earn easy money.
