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Wiesenthal Centre Aghast at Peruvian Political Language Infected by Antisemitism

Buenos Aires and Paris DanielAbugattás (pictured below) – a Congressional Candidate in Peru's upcoming election – has repeatedly discredited Presidential candidate, Julio Guzmán, in a language of antisemitism

Abugattas affirmed about Guzmán – diagnosed with Covid 19 – that he will infect the virus and create a neo-Nazi mutation:"Beware of the merciless killer strain. They should send him to Israel to be with his fellows."

The Centre's Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, stated "May Peru be free of the virus and its political dialogue be cleansed from antisemitism, a parallel plague."

Ariel Gelblung, Director for Latin America, added that “we emphasizethat the Peruvian civil society, including Abugattás' own party, repudiated the use of expressly anti-Semitic speech. Peruvians gave a civility lesson by taking for granted that a democracydebates ideas and there should be no room for grievances of this kind."

For further information, please contact Dr. Shimon Samuels at +336 09770158 or Dr. Ariel Gelblung at +54 9 11 49695365.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization numbering over400.000 members. It holds consultative status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the OAS and the Latin American Parliament

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