10 things you need to know today: November 18, 2014

Blood on synagogue steps
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1. Four killed in attack at Israel synagogue

Two Palestinian armed with knives and axes killed four Israelis and wounded six others in a synagogue on Tuesday. Police shot and killed the attackers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel would "respond with a heavy hand to the brutal murder of Jews who came to pray and were met by reprehensible murderers." Hamas did not claim responsibility, but a spokesman for the Islamist Palestinian faction said the attack was in response to the recent death of a Palestinian bus driver.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.