Technically wouldn't being a democracy be an aggravating factor for Israel wrongdoings, which makes the population more responsible compared to Russian or Belarussian one (therefore including athletes)?
I don't really agree with the rationale, although I personally wouldn't have supported a ban on Israelis athletes (similarly to how I generally don't agree with the same ban on Russian athletes - unless you are specifically a supporter of values that go against the Olympics such as genocide...- e.g., I agree with Karjakin being banned from any chess competition).
I wasn't aware of her comment. Googling for it showed me an article in English saying she dropped the F bomb. I thought it was in an interview in English but no, she used it in French, which makes it a bit less impressive.
Pour les gens qui veulent pas googler, voici la citation exacte
« Fuck aux réacs, fuck à cette extrême droite, fuck à tous ceux qui voudraient nous enfermer dans la guerre de tous contre tous ! »