Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in three major cities Saturday against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform plans, with organizers accusing him of undermining democratic rule weeks after his reelection.

At least 20,000 people protested on Saturday in central Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new hard-right government, which critics say threatens Israeli democracy.

Protesters braved the rain for the rally, carrying signs with slogans decrying a "government of shame" and urging "bring down the dictator," Agence France-Presse correspondents said.

Israeli police estimated that 20,000 people joined the rally, according to public radio, while the organizers said there were "several tens of thousands" of protesters.

The demonstration is the biggest since Netanyahu's new government took power in late December in Israel, a country of more than 9 million people.

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