The ayat talks about the approach of Jews that they follow the rules of morality when they deal with a Jew but they revoke them when they deal with a non Jew. Allah says He loves whoever fulfills promise in fear of Allah. A very important aspect of Islam here. All moral obligations n rules of Islam are universal and across the board. We cannot cheat, lie, betray promises with anyone, whether he's a believer or non believer. At times a Muslim might feel reluctant to offer good to a non believer justifying their presence as a source of menace and nothing else. But Allah says 'whoever'. As a Muslim we must bear continuously and consciously in mind that our religion has its own standards plus they are universal. No matter how cruel the other party maybe, it's not a justification to leave those standards. As a Muslim my standards of morality is not based on tit for tat rather they are genuinely set by a Divine authority, they have to be followed across the board. Thinking especially in context of Gaza, when we do feel an urgent need to harm, to crush Zionists in the same way or perhaps in more severe way. But as a Muslim, we must keep a check on our feeling. What is not morally permissible, stands valid. After all we have a religion which extends mercy to all, which sets it's own standards of behaviour. So don't ever fall in this trap of لیس علینا فی الامیین سبیل
Takeaway: The principles of Islam are universal, above any kind of race or religion
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Insightful reflection Sis; part of morality is justice and elsewhere in the Quran there is emphasis on being just even if it happens to involve a near relative let alone others.