Veteran journalist and Managing Editor of The Insight newspaper, , has criticised the Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Roey Gilad, following comments the envoy made regarding Ghana's recent vote abstention on Iran's nuclear compliance at a Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting.
Speaking during a panel discussion on Metro TV's Good Morning Ghana on June 18, 2025, Pratt condemned what he described as the "effrontery" of the ambassador for questioning Ghana's foreign policy stance, accusing him of overstepping diplomatic boundaries. "The arrogance of Israel and its officials is sickening, the Israeli ambassador in Ghana is teaching our government how to behave in international relations?
Who is he to determine Ghana's interests?" he questioned.
According to Pratt, Gilad's reported call for Ghana to reconsider its traditional alignment with the African Union (AU), Non-Aligned Movement, and the Arab League represents an unacceptable intrusion into Ghana's sovereignty. "This is a direct insult to Ghana.
