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Moody’s Is Latest to Warn Israel Credit at Risk From Legal Plans

Demonstrators attend a weekly protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government plans to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 4.

Demonstrators attend a weekly protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government plans to overhaul the judicial system in Tel Aviv, Israel, on March 4.

Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg

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Moody’s Investors Service became the last of the largest three credit assessors to warn of risks to Israel’s debt rating and economic prospects from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s planned changes to the country’s legal system.