▁and ▁Mar ion ▁Wolf so hn . ▁ ▁Palest in ian ▁historian ▁Abb as ▁Sh ib lak ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁attacks ▁were ▁committed ▁by ▁Z ion ist ▁activ ists ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁attacks ▁were ▁the ▁pre - em inent ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁subsequent ▁ex od us ▁of ▁Ira qi ▁Jews ▁to ▁Israel . ▁Sh ib lak ▁also ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁attacks ▁were ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁s our ▁Ira q - American ▁relations , ▁saying ▁" The ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Information ▁Centre ▁was ▁probably ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁port ray ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁as ▁anti - American ▁and ▁to ▁gain ▁more ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁cause ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁G at , ▁Av n ery ▁wrote ▁" without ▁checking ▁the ▁facts ... Mar ion ▁W ool f son ▁... ▁goes ▁on ▁to ▁dist ort ▁the ▁dates ▁of ▁the ▁explos ions ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁reg ist rees , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prove ▁her ▁cont ention ... Av n ery ’ s ▁article ▁and ▁Mar ion ▁W ool f son ’ s ▁book ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁arguments ▁of ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁author ▁Abb as ▁Sh ib lak ". ▁ ▁Gil adi ▁claims ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁supported ▁by ▁Wil bur ▁C rane ▁E vel and , ▁a ▁former ▁senior ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁( CI A ), ▁in ▁his ▁book ▁R op es ▁of ▁Sand . ▁According ▁to ▁E vel and ,