{"id":26517,"date":"2023-12-12T23:09:14","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T23:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/?p=26517"},"modified":"2023-12-12T23:09:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T23:09:14","slug":"turkish-mp-collapses-in-parliament-after-saying-israel-would-suffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkshiredoulas.com\/world-news\/turkish-mp-collapses-in-parliament-after-saying-israel-would-suffer\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish MP collapses in parliament after saying Israel would suffer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkish MP Hasan Bitmez curses Israel before collapsing due to cardiac arrest<\/h3>\n

This is the moment a Turkish lawmaker\u00a0collapses seconds after condeming Israel to the “wrath of Allah.”<\/p>\n

Hasan Bitmez, 53, fell on the floor as he delivered a passionate speech at the General Assembly Hall in Ankara on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“We can perhaps hide from our conscience but not from history,\u201d he said as he rounded out his speech, adding that \u201cIsrael will suffer the wrath of Allah.”<\/p>\n

Shortly after, he was on the ground receiving chest compressions.<\/p>\n

He was rushed to the hospital where he was listed in critical condition, according to The Yeshiva World and other outlets.<\/p>\n

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Bitmez is the deputy head of the Felicity (Saadet) Party, an Islamist Turkish party.<\/p>\n

He had been criticizing the Israeli government’s response in Gaza followin the October 7 attacks when he fell.<\/p>\n

Turhan \u00c7\u00f6mez, another lawmaker and a trained doctor, was the first to rush to his aid, according to Turkish news outlet Gazete Duvar.<\/p>\n

He is said to have hit his head while falling.<\/p>\n

While some reports have speculated about a heart attack, Turkish Health Minister simply said that Bitmez had been “disturbed” during his speech and that he was monitoring his situation closely, according to a post on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, has been highly critical of Israel’s attacks on civilians in Gaza.<\/p>\n

“Israel has carried out atrocities and massacres that will shame the whole of humanity,” Erdogan told a packed hall in Istanbul on Saturday. “All the values relating to humanity are being murdered in Gaza.<\/p>\n

“In the face of such brutality, international institutions and human rights organizations are not taking any concrete steps to prevent such violations.”<\/p>\n

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