Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has approved the construction of more than 800 settler homes in the West Bank.<br /> <br />The announcement came just hours after parliament rejected an attempt to save five illegal apartment buildings in Beit El in the Occupied West Bank.<br /> <br />The issue of settlement construction in Palestinian territory has been the major stalling point for peace talks.<br /> <br />Al Jazeera's Nadim Baba reports.
