▁to ▁remain ▁in ▁Ira q . ▁Why , ▁then , ▁would ▁anyone ▁in ▁Israel ▁have ▁wanted ▁to ▁throw ▁bomb s ? ▁ ▁Wh om ▁would ▁they ▁have ▁wanted ▁to ▁int im id ate ?" " ▁ ▁G at ▁wrote ▁that ▁fr antic ▁Jewish ▁registration ▁for ▁den atural isation ▁and ▁departure ▁was ▁driven ▁by ▁knowledge ▁that ▁the ▁den atural isation ▁law ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁exp ire ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁noted ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁further ▁press ures ▁including ▁the ▁property - free zing ▁law ▁and ▁continued ▁anti - J ew ish ▁dist urban ces , ▁which ▁raised ▁the ▁fear ▁of ▁large - scale ▁pog rom s . ▁According ▁to ▁M endes , ▁it ▁was ▁highly ▁unlikely ▁that ▁the ▁Israel is ▁would ▁have ▁taken ▁such ▁measures ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁the ▁Jewish ▁ev acu ation ▁given ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁already ▁struggling ▁to ▁co pe ▁with ▁the ▁existing ▁level ▁of ▁Jewish ▁imm igration . ▁ ▁G at ▁also ▁raised ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁questions ▁about ▁the ▁trial ▁and ▁gu ilt ▁of ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁Jewish ▁bomb ▁throw ers : ▁ ▁An ▁Ira qi ▁army ▁officer ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁anti - J ew ish ▁views ▁was ▁originally ▁arrested ▁for ▁the ▁off enses , ▁but ▁never ▁charged , ▁after ▁explos ive ▁devices ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Jewish ▁syn agog ue ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁his ▁home . ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 0 – 1 9 5 1 ▁bomb ings ▁followed ▁a ▁long ▁history ▁of ▁anti - J ew ish