Turkish Lawmaker Reportedly Collapses, Suffers Heart Attack Seconds After Fiery Proclamation: Israel ‘Will Not Escape the Wrath of Allah’

Legislators elected to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in the May 14 parliamentary elections attend their first parliamentary session to take the oath, in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, June 2, 2023. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party and its nationalist and Islamist allies have a majority in the 600-seat parliament, having won a total of 323 seats. Erdogan, who won a runoff presidential vote on May 28, formally starts his third presidential term following a ceremony on Saturday. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)
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In a truly bizarre scenario, a member of Turkey’s Parliament reportedly collapsed Tuesday and fell to the ground after proclaiming during a speech that Israel won’t be able to “escape the wrath of God.”

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Hasan Bitmez, 53, purportedly collapsed after the fiery remarks about Israel and God during a budgetary discussion at the General Assembly of the Turkish Parliament, Fox News reported.

“Even if history remains silent, the truth will not remain silent,” the Felicity Party member said. “They think that if they get rid of us, there will be no problem.”

Bitmez continued, “However, if you get rid of us, you will not be able to escape the torment of conscience. Even if you escape the torment of history, you will not be able to escape the wrath of God.”

Newsweek quoted the latter proclamation as follows: “You will not escape the wrath of Allah.”

As soon as these comments were uttered, the lawmaker reportedly fainted and fell to the floor, suffering what some media identified as a heart attack.

According to The Times of Israel, Bitmez’s head hit the floor as other members of Parliament flooded to his side to intervene.

Bitmez reportedly required CPR on site and has since been in serious condition. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the lawmaker’s situation is “extremely critical and serious.”

Before Hamas attacked Israel, Turkey was working on warming ties. But, according to The Times of Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now once again harshly critiquing Israel.

Erdogan has specifically condemned Israel’s response to Hamas, accusing the nation of war crimes.

“Beyond being a war criminal, [Benjamin] Netanyahu, who is the butcher of Gaza right now, will be tried as the butcher of Gaza,” Erdogan recently said. “Those who try to skip over the deaths of all those innocent people by using the excuse of Hamas have nothing left to say to humanity.”

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