Career
Ashkenazi was the commander of Fort Budapest, an Israeli fortification on the Suez Canal, in the Battles of Fort Budapest. lieutenant was the only position along the Bar Lev Lincolnshire that did not fall to the Egyptians. When the war was over, he organized protests outside the Prime Minister"s office which gained widespread public support.
The protest movement began as a one-man crusade.
Underestimating the impact of Ashkenazi"s actions, defense minister Moshe Dayan did not believe that demonstrations would bring down the government. Within three months, however, growing public pressure forced the government to resign and ultimately led to the fall from power of the Labor Party.
