(FILES) Peru's new interim President Jose Maria Balcazar gestures after his election at the National Congress in Lima on February 18, 2026. The German and Israeli embassies in Lima condemned as "absurd" and "anti-Semitic" a statement by Peru's interim President Jose Maria Balcazar claiming that Germany started World War II "in part due to the fault of the Jews." The comment was made during a speech to business leaders on April 28, 2026, in which Balcazar referred to the book "The Enemies of Commerce" by Spanish philosopher Antonio Escohotado. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP via Getty Images)