▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁last ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁executed ▁defend ants ▁were ▁" Long ▁live ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ". ▁The ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁noted ▁in ▁a ▁file ▁note ▁" T rial ▁of ▁Jews ▁at ▁Bag hd ad , ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 1 " ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁“ no ▁reason ▁to ▁suppose ▁that ▁the ▁tri als ▁were ▁conducted ▁in ▁anything ▁but ▁a ▁normal ▁manner .” ▁ ▁Bag hd ad ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁gave ▁evidence ▁at ▁the ▁trial ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁convinced ▁that ▁the ▁cr imes ▁were ▁committed ▁by ▁Jewish ▁agents , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁" any one ▁studying ▁the ▁affair ▁closely ▁will ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁perpet r ator ▁did ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁cause ▁loss ▁of ▁life ▁among ▁the ▁Jews " ▁and ▁that ▁each ▁gr en ade ▁was ▁" th rown ▁in ▁non - central ▁locations ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁intention ▁to ▁kill ▁or ▁inj ure ▁a ▁certain ▁person ". ▁ ▁Histor ian ▁Est her ▁Me ir - G lit zen stein , ▁in ▁her ▁book , ▁Z ion ism ▁in ▁an ▁Arab ▁Country : ▁Jews ▁in ▁Ira q ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁charges ▁in ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁trial ▁were ▁" ground less ▁for ▁several ▁reasons ," ▁because ▁many ▁thousands ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁Jews ▁had ▁already ▁registered ▁to ▁leave ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁bomb ings , ▁and ▁the ▁charges ▁related ▁only ▁to ▁these ▁later ▁bomb ings . ▁ ▁Res p ons ibility ▁for ▁the ▁bomb ings ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁debate