Experiences prove that these people become more extreme because they are
disappointed, and they feel that they have been deceived for years by countries
and parties that carried the torch of justice, equality, and
nondiscrimination. These principles were quickly extinguished with the first
real moral test that revealed their hypocrisy and double standards.
Despite all that, and after the war on Gaza ends, some of us human rights
defenders in the Middle East will still be in the field confronting regimes that have continued to harness their resources and security and media
apparatuses to demonize us and distort our image. The attack of these regimes
against human rights activists after the war on Gaza will be stronger and more
severe because they will be fully supported by the majority of the people, who are angry and dissatisfied with human
rights and everyone who works for them, due to the procrastination,
duplication, and politicization these masses have witnessed.
Human rights defenders in this region will need a long
rehabilitation process to restore their collapsed relationship with the
concepts and values that they defended for decades because they endured a lot
of harassment and persecution. They also need to restore their relationship
with the partners that were supposedly dedicated to bringing about a value
change in society. They must think of true and more honest alternative
allies that genuinely believe in the principles of justice,
anti-discrimination, tolerance, and acceptance of others in their societies.