111.   Giving Prime Minister Shimon Peres a free hand in upcoming peace talks, his Labor Party has decided to drop its opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state.

112.   Giving Shimon Peres a free hand in upcoming peace talks, his Labor Party decided to drop its opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state.

113.   Hashimoto scored a major success earlier this month by persuading the governor of Okinawa to drop his opposition to leasing land for use by U.S. military bases.

114.   He urged Portugal to drop its opposition to Indonesian rule over East Timor, saying conditions in the territory are much better than they were under Lisbon.

115.   He won both concessions and exerted heavy pressure on Meretz to drop its opposition.

116.   He urged Portugal to drop its opposition to the Indonesian rule over East Timor, saying conditions in the territory are much better than they were under Lisbon.

117.   His party has granted the Palestinians self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and dropped its opposition to a Palestinian state.

118.   If Jordan succeeds in convincing Iraq to account for them, it would likely persuade many Kuwaitis to drop their opposition to a reconciliation.

119.   In an interview with Israel TV, Sharon appeared to drop his opposition to involving Arafat.

120.   In another about-face, the defense dropped its opposition to sequestering the jury during the trial.