West ern ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁of ▁F ais al ▁II ▁and ▁N uri ▁al - Sa id ▁pro sec uted ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁Jewish ▁perpet rat ors ▁in ▁court , ▁in ▁a ▁trial ▁which ▁began ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁Two ▁confirmed ▁activ ists ▁in ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁under ground , ▁Sh alom ▁Sal ah ▁Sh alom , ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁weapons ▁expert , ▁and ▁Y ose f ▁I bra him ▁Bas ri , ▁a ▁lawyer ▁active ▁in ▁collect ing ▁intelligence ▁material , ▁were ▁executed ▁after ▁being ▁conv icted ▁of ▁the ▁bomb ings . ▁Wh ilst ▁their ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁under ground ▁movement ▁and ▁hold ings ▁of ▁weapons ▁c aches ▁were ▁not ▁disput ed , ▁both ▁denied ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁bomb ings . ▁Sal ah ' s ▁testim ony ▁under ▁tort ure ▁indirect ly ▁allowed ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁police ▁to ▁find ▁large ▁weapons ▁c aches ▁of ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁under ground ▁in ▁three ▁syn agog ues ▁( M as ' uda ▁Sh em to v , ▁H ak ham ▁H ask al ▁and ▁Me ir ▁Tu we ik ) ▁and ▁in ▁private ▁homes , ▁including ▁ 4 3 6 ▁hand - gren ades , ▁ 3 3 ▁machine - g uns , ▁ 9 7 ▁machine - gun ▁cart rid ges , ▁ 1 8 6 ▁p ist ols . ▁Sh l omo ▁H ille l , ▁also ▁once ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Z ion ist ▁under ground ,