The Wolf of Baghdad.

1918-20: Fearful of local Muslim rule, Jews petition the Civil Commissioner for Baghdad for British citizenship, but are refused it. 1932: Iraq declares minority rights will be protected, but declines to appoint observer to supervise minority guarantees. Some 120,000 Jews (out of a total population of 150,000) register to leave for Israel including 18,000 Kurdish Jews. Scores of Jews jailed, allegedly for spying, and 11 Jews sentenced to death in staged trials. [Extracted from the article]
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