Golda Meir famously said, "I can forgive our enemies for killing us but I will never be able to forgive them for making us into killers!" In this prayer, we ask God to eradicate sins and not the sinners. We would prefer that evildoers do tshuva and live. This Jewish view reveals how compassionate we must be even to those who would harm us, never giving up hope that they see the folly of their ways. and choose goodness and peace.