I asked this question of sprintcyclist in the ISRAEL/PALESTINE thread, but have not as yet had an answer, I'm assuming you didn't notice my post amongst the multitude of other posts, so here it is for you again sprint:

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Why does the teaching of Christ not apply here? I'm sorry I  still don't understand.

Either you believe in the teaching of Christ (pbuh), or you don't. You can't selectively decide when and where you're going to apply it. If he taught Christians to behave like that, then you should follow it, if you truly believed in it, you would follow it, otherwise it seems you just follow whatever suits your desires and circumstances at the time.

I accept that you cannot control the government as an individual, but we're talking about your personal view towards the situation here, not the political/social/economic response of the governments involved. You, as an individual who claims to believe in teachings of Christ (pbuh) should surely adhere to those teachings in your own personal view, otherwise it would tend to indicate that you don't hold them as teachings you have moulded your lie around, and I thought that's how Christians viewed their religion? I was under the impression that Christianity is a relationship with a personal living God, and that you receive the Holy Spirit into your soul and this is what causes you to behave and act and believe and feel in a manner that conforms to the teachings of Christ?

If this is wrong, please clarify exact what it means to receive the Holy Spirit and to embrace the teachings of Christ.

If you can sprint, please provide a more detailed explanation for your view. Don't be afraid to type

I don't think turning the other cheek means failing to defend the innocent. A good shepherd does not stand idly by while the wolves devour his flock.

I'm not a theologian and I don't have any quotes from the Bible for you. I'm just trying to apply a bit of common sense. To me, it would come down to motive. If you are motivated by bitterness and vengence, you will act in subtly different ways to if you are motivated by a desire to protect the innocent. Over time these subtle differences will have a huge impact on how things play out. If two groups of people constantly try to get revenge on each other, violence will spiral out of control. On the other hand if they seek to prevent harm to innocent people, they are more likely to let bygones be bygones. History is full of this sort of thing, from the Hatfields and the McCoys to the Israelis and the Palestinians. While they have bitterness in their hearts and vengeance on their minds, they will seek justification for whatever evil intentions they have. Like Malik insisting that the Israelis shoot at children in schools for sport.

It is better to let ten guilty men go free than to hang an innocent man.