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The Popular Army, which is integrated into the intifada and under the command of the Unified Leadership of the Uprising, is intended to per- form special actions — against Israeli military targets, against Palestinian strike-breakers and against those suspected of col- laborating with the Israeli authorities. Its members are also charged with enforcing rulings of the Popular Courts. The development of these Palestinian institutions reduces Palestinian dependence on the Israeli authorities and serves to enhance the Palestinian sense of nationhood. At the same time, it has ir- revocably eroded what little Jordanian influence remain- ed in the territories — and, in- cidentally, what little residual hope Israel's Labor Party politicians might have entertained of exercising the "Jordanian Option" by strik- ing a deal with King Hussein. A complicating factor for Israeli security forces in at- tempting deal with the burgeoning national institu- tions is that most of them have their headquarters in the predominantly Arab sec- tor of East Jerusalem. Unlike the West Bank and Gaza Strip, which are under Israeli military rule and are not formally part of Israel, East Jerusalem has been an- nexed to Israel, and organiza- tions in the city are entitled to the full protection of Israeli civil law. While not denigrating the effects of the uprising and the diplomatic gains of the PLO, security sources believe that the long-term implications of these recent political developments are far more significant than the ongoing daily clashes between Israelis and Palestinians, which con- tinue to concentrate the at- tention of the international media and Israel's security forces. 1E1 I NEWS I Rare Mosaic Is Stolen Jerusalem (JTA) — A rare mosaic floor was stolen last week from an archaeological excavation site at Beit She'an, in northern Israel. The mosaic, dating from the Roman Byzantine period, measures 5 feet square and shows the Roman goddess Tika with a crown on her head and holding a horn of plenty in her hand. Experts have said that the mosaic is one of the most impressive finds at the Beit She'an excavations. Archaeologist Giora Soler of the Education Ministry's an- tiquities section said the theft was planned by professional antiquities thieves. 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