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Palestinians transport bags of semolina past a military gate closed to vehicles during an Israeli army operation in Hebron, in the West Bank, October 24, 2026, a day after two IDF soldiers were killed by Palestinian gunmen in the area. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Palestinian Authority Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh reacted to the Knesset election this week by calling it an “internal Israeli matter,” but the results have massive influence over the PA’s continued existence.

Ramallah would have struggled to survive another four-year term of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s outgoing government, which took a series of measures that brought the authority to the brink of collapse.

PA officials desperately hoped Tuesday’s election would produce a new government that would resume monthly transfers of Palestinian tax revenues, which make up a majority of the PA’s budget.…