The ideology of settler colonialism feels this indignation against the past in its bones, and dreams of a future in which the past is rectified. This is understandable and even praiseworthy, especially for young people who are just becoming aware of history. But the call to decolonize Turtle Island and liberate Palestine “between the river and the sea” is based on the same kinds of moral and political error as earlier radical movements that appealed to idealists and intellectuals.
