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April 14 (Reuters) - Credit ratings agency Moody's on
Friday revised its outlook on Israel to stable from positive,
citing deterioration of the country's governance due to events
around the government's proposal to overhaul the judiciary.
Israel's volatile situation, stemming from the judicial
reform plans by the new government of Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to limit the Supreme Court's power, "point to a fall
of Israel's institutional and governance strength," the agency
said in a report.
Last month, Netanyahu
put off
a decision on plans for a judicial overhaul amid fears that
Israel's worst national crisis in years could fracture his
coalition or escalate into violence.
"Government's plans for an overhaul of the judiciary and
the manner in which this reform has been handled have exposed
some weakness in Israel's executive and legislative
institutions," Moody's said.
Israel's sovereign credit rating was affirmed at "A1".
(Reporting by Aatrayee Chatterjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil
D'Silva)