▁leave ▁was ▁up ▁to ▁ 8 6 , 0 0 0 , ▁only ▁about ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁whom ▁had ▁left . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Adam ▁Sh atz , ▁the ▁M oss ad ▁had ▁been ▁prom oting ▁Jewish ▁em igration ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁used ▁stories ▁of ▁Jewish ▁mist re at ment ▁to ▁encou rage ▁the ▁Jews ▁to ▁leave . ▁N uri ▁al - Sa id ▁had ▁war ned ▁the ▁Jewish ▁community ▁of ▁Bag hd ad ▁to ▁acceler ate ▁their ▁fl ights ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁otherwise , ▁he ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁Jews ▁to ▁the ▁B orders ▁himself . ▁N uri ▁al - Sa id ' s ▁thre ats ▁encourag ed ▁Ira qi ▁officials ▁to ▁ab use ▁the ▁depart ing ▁Jews ▁before ▁they ▁board ed ▁the ▁plan es ▁and ▁to ▁destroy ▁their ▁b agg age . ▁ ▁Bomb ing ▁inc idents ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Bag hd ad ▁police ▁who ▁gave ▁evidence ▁at ▁the ▁trial , ▁the ▁weapon ▁used ▁was ▁a ▁British - made ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁hand ▁gr en ade ▁" No . ▁ 3 6 ". ▁Between ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 0 .- J une ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁several ▁explos ions ▁had ▁occurred ▁in ▁Bag hd ad : ▁▁ ▁In ▁April , ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁a ▁bomb ▁was ▁thrown ▁into ▁El - D ar ▁El - B ay da ▁C off ee ▁shop ▁in ▁Bag hd ad . ▁Four ▁Jews ▁were ▁injured ▁in ▁the ▁bl ast .