Israel’s Debt Gets Downgraded: Is the Economy in Trouble?
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Recently, Israel's credit rating was downgraded as a result of the war and its effect on the Israeli society. In this video, we're going to take a look at how the Israeli economy developed over the years, why things were looking up before October 7th, and why the picture is a bit darker today.

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