Medieval and modern antisemitism coexisted and intermingled rather than replacing each other

Evidence

Their argument needs to be qualified by the continuation of more “traditional” anti-Judaism alongside the “new” antisemitism, and often a complex intermingling of the two. Moreover, the fantastical nature of the new medieval allegations against the Jews should not disguise the fact that many in positions of power, or seeking power, exploited animosity against the Jews for their own practical purposes (Cohen, 1982). — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 502

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