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On Saturday that around 250,000 attended the evening protests in Tel Aviv, while yesterday, around 500,000 attended nationwide rallies on Saturday. Protests were held near the president's residence in Jerusalem and in the cities of Raana and Ashdod.
At least three protesters were arrested during a protest on Tel Aviv's Ayalon highway on Saturday, the newspaper quoted police as saying. Arrests were also made in the coastal cities of Netanya and Hadera.
Thousands of people across Israel protested against the government's judicial reforms on Thursday.
In January, Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin introduced a legal reform package that would limit the Supreme Court's authority by giving the cabinet control over the selection of new judges, as well as allowing the Knesset to overturn court decisions with an absolute majority.
In February, the first part of the legislation was approved by the Israel parliament. The second half was approved in early March by the Israeli parliament's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, the Knesset.
Opponents of the reforms say they will undermine democracy in Israel and put the country on the brink of a social and constitutional crisis.
