That is the necessary precondition for the stability that I think everyone is seeking for the country to be able to move forward,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.25

But Israel says the Palestinians imposed an unacceptable precondition namely,a complete freeze on settlement expansion.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

The Palestinians say direct talks will not happen until Israel stops building in the occupied West Bank and in East Jerusalem, a precondition they had not placed in prior rounds of negotiations.

VOA: standard.2010.05.03

"There has never been a precondition,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.01