0 – 1 9 5 1 ▁Bag hd ad ▁bomb ings ▁were ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁bomb ings ▁of ▁Jewish ▁targets ▁in ▁Bag hd ad , ▁Ira q , ▁between ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁June ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁controvers y ▁around ▁the ▁true ▁identity ▁and ▁objective ▁of ▁the ▁cul pr its ▁behind ▁the ▁bomb ings , ▁and ▁the ▁issue ▁remains ▁un resol ved . ▁ ▁Two ▁activ ists ▁in ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Z ion ist ▁under ground ▁were ▁found ▁guilty ▁by ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁court ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁bomb ings , ▁and ▁were ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death . ▁Another ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁sevent een ▁more ▁were ▁given ▁long ▁prison ▁sentences . ▁The ▁alleg ations ▁against ▁Isra eli ▁agents ▁had ▁" wide ▁cons ensus " ▁amongst ▁Ira qi ▁Jews ▁in ▁Israel . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁Jews ▁in ▁Israel ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁poor ▁conditions ▁bl amed ▁their ▁ill s ▁and ▁mis fortun es ▁on ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Z ion ist ▁em iss aries ▁or ▁Ira qi ▁Z ion ist ▁under ground ▁movement . ▁The ▁theory ▁that ▁" certain ▁Jews " ▁carried ▁out ▁the ▁attacks ▁" in ▁order ▁to ▁focus ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁Israel ▁Government ▁on ▁the ▁pl ight ▁of ▁the ▁Jews " ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁" more ▁pla us ible ▁than ▁most " ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Office . ▁Tele gram s ▁between ▁the ▁M oss ad ▁agents ▁in ▁Bag hd ad ▁and ▁their ▁super iors