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January 23, 2012

There has been a significant backlash to Andrew Adler's op-ed. However the response from at least one senior Jewish reporter, works hard to divert attention onto Obama's legitimate critics.

There has been a significant backlash to Andrew Adler's op-ed. However the response from at least one senior Jewish reporter, works hard to divert attention onto Obama's legitimate critics.

The journalist in question is Haaretz's Chemi Shalev, who writes:

May 1, 2010

The Excellent Powder: DDT's Political And Scientific History is the title of a long awaited book by Dr. Donald Roberts, entomologist whose malaria research determined that the pesticide DDT works chiefly by repelling mosquitoes, which was launched at a Washington DC press conference on the 21st April.

Along side co-author Richard Tren, an economist from South Africa and chairman of Africa Fighting Malaria, Roberts stated that "millions have died" and "severe and greivous harm" because of the irrational attacks on DDT. He emphasised that anti-DDT groups have to be held accountable for the harm, that we have to recind the World Health Organisation resolution that stopped DDT use in 1997, and we have to remove authority over public health malaria decisions from organizations that prioritise "environmental" protection over protecting public health.