▁entire ▁Jewish ▁community ▁bar ▁a ▁few ▁thousand ▁had ▁registered ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁em igration ▁of ▁Jews ▁was ▁also ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁d eter ior ating ▁status ▁of ▁Jews ▁in ▁Ira q ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁war ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁sus pected ▁of ▁being ▁dis loy al ▁to ▁Ira q . ▁They ▁were ▁treated ▁with ▁thre ats , ▁susp icion ▁and ▁physical ▁assault s ▁and ▁were ▁port rayed ▁by ▁the ▁media ▁as ▁a ▁fifth ▁column . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁nearly ▁all ▁Jews ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁his ▁mem oir ▁of ▁Jewish ▁life ▁in ▁Bag hd ad , ▁S ass on ▁Some kh ▁writes : ▁" The ▁pace ▁of ▁registration ▁for ▁the ▁citizens hip ▁w ai ver ▁was ▁slow ▁in ▁the ▁beginning , ▁but ▁it ▁increased ▁as ▁t ensions ▁rose ▁between ▁Jews ▁and ▁their ▁neighb ors ▁and ▁after ▁acts ▁of ▁terror ▁were ▁perpet r ated ▁against ▁Jewish ▁business es ▁and ▁institutions ▁– ▁especially ▁the ▁Mas ' uda ▁Sh em - T ov ▁Syn agog ue ... This ▁was ▁the ▁place ▁to ▁which ▁em igr ating ▁citizens ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁report ▁with ▁their ▁lug g age ▁before ▁leaving ▁for ▁Israel ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Far h ud ▁ ▁Sh af i q ▁Ad es ▁ ▁Lav on ▁Aff air ▁ ▁Jewish ▁ex od us ▁from ▁Arab ▁and ▁Muslim ▁countries ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Video ▁of ▁Ben ny ▁Morris ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 5