Shai Blum, 55, suspected of taking Omri, 23, to woods outside their Maccabim home and shooting him nine times, stabbing him twice; police reject claim of self-defense

Father records video of rabbi dismissing his 10-year-old son, saying, 'With a child like that, you are not praying'; rights group says incident violates anti-discrimination laws

Army said Fulla Masalma was killed when car she was in accelerated toward troops; but driver's swift release indicates no serious suspicions; prosecutors said to order probe

Two-thirds of children diagnosed by age 2.5 improve by two or more points on autism severity scale; after this age, fewer than a quarter make similar improvement

Igor Olsik denies assaulting alleged victim, but prosecutors say he locked her in his apartment, then attacked despite her pleading to be set free

Shopping center staffed by volunteers is designed to help children and young adults practice doing everyday errands

Footage of Jerusalem boy with bloodied face crying 'Mommy, I want to go home' draws outrage; police claim he assaulted an officer

But Ben-Gurion University research says other types of sedation for the surgery, such as epidural, still relatively safe