{{Short description|Israeli diplomat}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Naftali Tamir | honorific_suffix = | image = Naftali Tamir, September 2011 (6169477496) (cropped).jpg | alt = | order = | ambassador_from = Israel | country = New Zealand | term_start = 2005 | term_end = 2007 | predecessor = | successor = Yuval Rotem | order2 = | ambassador_from2 = Israel | country2 = Australia | term_start2 = 2005 | term_end2 = 2007 | predecessor2 = Gabby Levy | successor2 = Irit Lillian | order3 = | ambassador_from3 = Israel | country3 = Finland | term_start3 = 1999 | term_end3 = 2000 | predecessor3 = Ali Yahya | successor3 = Miryam Shomrat | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | party = | relations = | children = | alma_mater = | occupation = Diplomat | profession = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Naftali Tamir''' (Hebrew: נפתלי תמיר) is an Israeli diplomat.
Naftali Tamir served as Ambassador to Australia<ref name="Hall">{{cite news |last1=Hallé |first1=Charlotte |title=Envoy to Australia to Explain 'Yellow Race' Comments |url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4874141 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809083847/https://www.haaretz.com/1.4874141 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 9, 2020 |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=Haaretz |date=October 16, 2006}}</ref> and the non-resident ambassador to New Zealand<ref name="DG">{{cite news |title=Foreign Ministry D-G Visits New Zealand, Ending 2-year Freeze |url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4909878 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230812123033/https://www.haaretz.com/2006-05-31/ty-article/foreign-ministry-d-g-visits-new-zealand-ending-2-year-freeze/0000017f-e9a4-df2c-a1ff-fff5fa200000 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 12, 2023 |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=Haaretz |date=May 31, 2006}}</ref> from 2005 until 2007.<ref name="IMFAA">{{cite web |title=Australia |url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Australia.aspx |website=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref>
Tamir was recalled after commenting that Israel and Australia are "like sisters" because both are in Asia but their people do not have "yellow skin and slanted eyes" and Asia is "basically the yellow race".<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |title=Undiplomatic ties cost drunk ambassador his job |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/12/israel |accessdate=25 April 2020 |publisher=The Guardian |date=March 12, 2007}}</ref><ref name="Hall" /> Tamir later said his remarks were taken out of context.<ref name="Ben"/> He was cleared by the Foreign Ministry.<ref name="Ben">{{Cite news |last=Lynfield |first=Ben |date=November 2, 2006 |title=Israel's ambassador to Australia cleared of making racist remarks |url=https://www.scmp.com/node/569965 |access-date=25 April 2020 |publisher=South China Morning Post}}</ref>
From 1999 until 2000, he was Ambassador to Finland.<ref name="Finland">{{cite web |title=Finland |url=https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Israeli%20ambassadors/Pages/Finland.aspx |website=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs |accessdate=25 April 2020}}</ref>
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