You might ask why a Russian Jew who isn't bothered about her own countrymen dying in the armed forces should be concerned about the plight of the Palestinians.
Well she has worked in Egypt for a few months. Although, she didn't like the Egyptians very much. Apparently the men kept making unsolicited passes at her, well I can't blame them she is an attractive blonde. However, she does speak arabic and watched Al-Jazeera regularly, so the selective reporting and the opinions of the Egyptians are likely to be the route of her anti-Israeli view.
In regards to your Russian Jewish Friend....if she's rightwing...she's on the wrong side, if she likes the Palestinian cause...you might want to find out, if perhaps her family was poorly treated in Israel...As far as Arab men and how they feel about foreign attractive women...I've been proposed to many times by Arab men...As a matter of fact, my family was offered 12 camels for me....but we couldn't figure out how to bring them home on the plane..true...LOL
I wouldn't take passes by Arab men as unusual, they are the most perverted, classless, woman abusing bunch in the world....they treat their women with disdain....all true my friend...
Standard Anti-Israel bias of the British press might also play a factor.