, ▁a ▁respect ed ▁Jewish ▁business man , ▁who ▁was ▁public ly ▁h anged ▁in ▁Bas ra , ▁Ira q ▁Jews ▁realized ▁they ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁under ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁difference ▁between ▁the ▁mob ▁and ▁Ira qi ▁court ▁justice . ▁ ▁The ▁imm igration ▁to ▁Israel ▁was ▁b anned ▁Since ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Z ion ist ▁under ground ▁was ▁sm ugg ling ▁Ira qi ▁Jews ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁a ▁month . ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Ira q ▁passed ▁a ▁law ▁which ▁tempor arily ▁allowed ▁imm igration ▁to ▁Israel , ▁limited ▁to ▁one ▁year ▁only , ▁and ▁stri pping ▁Jews ▁who ▁em igr ated ▁of ▁their ▁Ira qi ▁citizens hip . ▁ ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁motiv ated ▁by ▁economic ▁consider ations ▁( the ▁property ▁of ▁depart ing ▁Jews ▁revert ed ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁tre as ury ) ▁and ▁a ▁sense ▁that ▁Jews ▁were ▁a ▁potentially ▁troubles ome ▁minor ity ▁that ▁the ▁country ▁would ▁be ▁better ▁off ▁without . ▁At ▁first , ▁few ▁would ▁register , ▁as ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁movement ▁suggested ▁they ▁not ▁do ▁so ▁until ▁property ▁issues ▁had ▁been ▁clar ified . ▁After ▁mount ing ▁pressure ▁from ▁both ▁Jews ▁and ▁the ▁Government , ▁the ▁movement ▁rel ented ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁registr ations . ▁Israel ▁was ▁initially ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁abs orb ▁so ▁many ▁imm igr ants