This is a wild mariophobic interpretation. The woman in Apocalypse 12 is described very graphically as giving birth to a child whose name is Christ and with whose disciples satan wages war. That woman is Mary, the messenger to the Twelve Apostles. The woman whose seed crushed the serpent in Gen 3:15 is also Mary. In 3:16 it is obviously Eve as God turns to her in that sentence.
Now, Israel is a type of Mary as naturally Mary is the high point and achievement of the biblical Israel, fulfilling its divine purpose. In fact, in venerating Mary the entire Jewish race is venerated.
Note that the Apocalypse does not mince words describing the enemies of Mary in that chapter. Perhpas veneration of Mary is not in the scripture as directly as to satisfy you. But mariophobia certainly is.
Annalex, the woman in Genesis is NOT Mary. You only see that because of your view of Mary and the false teaching of your church concerning Mary. The woman in Revelation 12 is Israel. Many comments I have seen on this thread appear to be Israelophobic. Israel is God's chosen. Christ is the King of Kings and the King of Israel as David's seed. The 12 stars are representative of Israel and the Sun and Moon of the parents of the children of Israel. The reference comes from Genesis. You ignore it because you want to justify your "veneration" of Mary with Scripture. You have NO Scriptural support for praying to Mary or any other mere human. You may have tradition, but Scripture is NOT on your side on this one.