Captain Motti Ashkenazi | |
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 Motti Ashkenazi in 2007 | |
| Native name | Hebrew: מוטי אשכנזי |
| Born | 1940 (age 83–84) Haifa, Mandatory Palestine |
| Allegiance | Israel |
| Service | .svg){kind=small} Israeli Ground Forces |
| Years of service | 1958–1974 |
| Rank | |
| Unit |  Paratroopers Brigade |
| Commands | Budapest Outpost (Bar Lev Line) |
| Battles / wars | |
| Other work | Political activism, public protests, author, strategic consultant |
Motti Ashkenazi (Hebrew: מוטי אשכנזי; born 1940) is a Captain in the Israel Defense Forces reserves, who commanded the Budapest Outpost, the northernmost outpost of the Bar Lev Line during the Yom Kippur War. It was the only outpost that did not fall to the Egyptians. After the war, Ashkenazi led the protests against the Israeli leadership.