Lebanon and Israel recently signed a framework agreement in an attempt to end the decades of war between them. Prominent human rights groups were opposed. Shalzed paraphrased the disagreement between them like this:

Victims of war: We want our homes and our lives back. We’re ready to accept compromise. We need peace.

Human rights activists, from safely far away: This is about justice! It’s about principles! You must keep fighting, any compromise violates international law!

Peace inevitably requires compromise, and ending war is essential to protecting human rights. Can human rights still advocate against the compromises needed for an agreement that seeks to bring peace?