> The country's rating was cut to "A2," which is five notches above investment grade, while its credit outlook was kept at negative by Moody's, meaning a further downgrade is possible.

Here's Moody's rating system (the not-too-long version) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_credit_rating

Briefly put, this is a pretty small move, on a scale that has a lot notches on it.

U.S. is still sponsoring Israel... so I wonder why.