‚They’re animals‘: Abbas blasts EU over its stance on Palestinian elections – At private NYC event, PA leader says EU pushed him to hold elections and said it would coax Israel to allow balloting in East Jerusalem, but failed to deliver: ‘They’re all talk’ | Timesofisrael

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas smeared the European Union at a private event on Monday evening, saying Brussels failed to follow through on assurances it would help Ramallah hold parliamentary and presidential elections in 2021, according to two individuals present.
“They’re animals,” he said, using a derogatory Arabic term that can describe someone who doesn’t listen and misbehaves.
While the 87-year-old Abbas has been known to use colorful language behind closed doors to express his dissatisfaction with world leaders and countries he feels have undermined the Palestinian cause, the decision to direct his anger at the EU appeared noteworthy given that Brussels has been Ramallah’s largest benefactor for years.