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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court against Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar's 'indictment' that 'he never requested to postpone or cancel his trial, but rather the opposite.' The Prime Minister further wrote that 'Ronen Bar claims in his affidavit that the Prime Minister ordered him to conduct illegal surveillance of protest leaders - the opposite is true. Ronen Bar is lying with an unsubstantiated claim that is disconnected from reality and evolves daily according to circumstances.' Netanyahu added: 'Ronen Bar failed miserably in handling incitement against political officials, including calls to assassinate the Prime Minister and incitement and violence against ministers and coalition members.'