Maurice Blinken - duped US government to promote occupation of Palestine

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Maurice H. Blinken,,,grandfather of Antony Blinken [current US Secretary of State] was a New York lawyer , who founded the American Palestine Institute after World War I In 1946, under Mr. Blinken's direction, the institute initiated and financed a report by several economists, "Palestine: Problem and Promise," which argued that an independent Jewish state was economically viable.The institute's report is said to have helped persuade the United States Government to support the establishment of the State of Israel.Maurice Blinken was born in Kiev, Russia
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New York Times obituary:
Maurice Blinken, 86; Early Backer of Israel
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/15/obituaries/maurice-blinken-86-early-backer-of-israel.html

Maurice H. Blinken, a New York lawyer who founded the American Palestine Institute after World War II, died Sunday at the Good Samaritan Hospital, West Palm Beach, Fla., after a long illness. He was 86 years old and lived in Palm Beach.

In 1946, under Mr. Blinken's direction, the institute initiated and financed a report by several economists, ''Palestine: Problem and Promise,'' which argued that an independent Jewish state was economically viable.

This rebutted a British white paper that contended Palestine could not economically support a large immigrant population.

The institute's report is said to have helped persuade the United States Government to support the establishment of the State of Israel.

Mr. Blinken was born in Kiev, Russia, and was a graduate of New York University in 1921 and of its law school in 1924.

From 1939 to 1951, he represented the United States interests of Marks & Spencer, the British department store company. A former resident of Yonkers, he served as president of the city's school board and as chairman of its public library board.

In 1954, Mr. Blinken and his son Robert founded the Mite Corporation, a company that manufactured hardware machinery. In 1985, it was acquired by Emhart Industries.

Mr. Blinken is survived by his wife, the former Ethel Horowitz; three sons, Donald, of Manhattan, Robert, of Bedford Hills, N.Y., and Alan, of Manhattan; and nine grandchildren.