▁the ▁bomb s ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁hast en ▁the ▁Jews ' ▁departure ▁from ▁Ira q ". ▁Sh en hav ▁noted ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁Foreign ▁Ministry ▁mem o ▁which ▁stated ▁that ▁Ira qi ▁Jews ▁react ed ▁to ▁the ▁hang ings ▁of ▁Sal ah ▁and ▁Bas ri ▁with ▁the ▁attitude : ▁" That ▁is ▁God ' s ▁reven ge ▁on ▁the ▁movement ▁that ▁brought ▁us ▁to ▁such ▁depth s ." ▁ ▁The ▁British ▁Emb ass y ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁ass essed ▁that ▁the ▁bomb ings ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁Z ion ist ▁activ ists ▁trying ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁danger ▁to ▁Ira qi ▁Jews , ▁in ▁order ▁influence ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁the ▁pace ▁of ▁Jewish ▁em igration . ▁Another ▁possible ▁explanation ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁emb ass y ▁was ▁that ▁bomb s ▁were ▁meant ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁well - off ▁Jews ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁operation ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁military ▁intelligence , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Lav on ▁Aff air ▁after ▁the ▁defence ▁minister ▁Pin chas ▁Lav on , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Z ion ist ▁Egypt ian ▁Jews ▁attempted ▁to ▁plant ▁bomb s ▁in ▁a ▁US ▁Information ▁Service ▁library , ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁American ▁targets ▁in ▁C airo ▁and ▁Alexand ria . ▁According ▁to ▁Te v eth , ▁they ▁were ▁hoping ▁that ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Bro ther hood , ▁the ▁Commun ists , ▁' un spec ified ▁mal contents ' ▁or ▁' local ▁national ists ' ▁would ▁be