There’s absolutely no reason why the gas should head in Europe’s direction.
The best solution for Israel is to send her gas to Cyprus to make it one with Cypriot gas, and then out it goes to Egypt and the rest of Africa.
Plenty of potential customers in the ME and Africa.
This way Russia retains her monopoly over Europe thereby keeping the criminal fools in check as they should be. The Russian balance in Europe is extremely important and Cyprus should do everything it can to preserve it.