Jerusalem (CNN)–Demonstrators took to the streets in Israel Tuesday for what they call a day of disruption and resistance against the Government’s moves to overhaul the country’s judicial system.

Photos and videos released by protest organizers and Israel Police showed demonstrators on the streets in Tel Aviv, Petach Tikva and Bersheeba among other cities, and CNN saw protesters at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. At least 42 people had been arrested as of 11 a.m. local time (4:00 A.M. ET), Israel Police announced.

Lawmakers voted Monday to strip the Supreme Court of the power to declare Government actions “unreasonable” in the first of three votes required for the controversial bill to become law.

The bill is one part of a sweeping package of judicial overhaul measures that would weaken the judiciary. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his allies call the measures reforms and say they are required to re-balance power between the courts, lawmakers and the Government. Opponents of the plan say it threatens to turn Israel into a dictatorship by removing the most significant checks on Government actions.

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