Quote Originally Posted by Gofer Blue View Post
Sadly an eye-for-an-eye seems to be the philosophy of the Israeli government. As someone on Radio 4 said the other day an eye-for-an-eye means that eventually everybody ends up blind - not the ideal scenario.
It originates in the Abrahamic religions so naturally the Christians, Jews and Moslems will all espouse it. But it's totally wrong. It only creates a continual cycle of bloody revenge and ups the ante every time. Something has to break it and restraint is a good starting position to take. It definitely claims the higher moral ground.