Turkey, once Israel's only friend in the Middle East, under would-be sultan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been extraordinarily vocal in its support of Palestinian terrorism emanating from Gaza.

At various times, Erdogan has labeled Israel a "terror state." He accused the West of "barbarism" (yeah, I Iaughed at that, too) and "islamophobia" because of its sympathy for Israel after a particularly barbarous episode by practitioners of the "Religion of Peace." He is threatening Netanyahu with trial as a war criminal. According to Erdogan, Israel is "completely out of its mind" for fighting in Gaza instead of meekly letting themselves be slaughtered by hirsute jihadis. He prophesied that Israel's "end is near" and proclaimed, “Whoever is on the side of Israel, let everyone know that we are against them.” He canceled a trip to Israel in October because of Israel's "inhumane" war, and promised Israel would pay a "heavy price" if it tried to hunt down Hamas terrorists sheltering in Turkey. 

Diplomatic relations have been severed between the two countries, and at one point, Erdoğan seemed to threaten military intervention during a speech at a large, pro-Hamas rally in October:

"We are on the side of the oppressed’ and rebuked Israel. During his speech, which caused an outcry among the public, Erdoğan said: from now on, we will continue on our path with the motto that we may suddenly knock on your door one night.”

Even this is not enough for some. On Tuesday, during a parliamentary debate in Ankara, Hasan Bitmez, a member of parliament representing the conservative "Felicity Party" (I think that was the name of a stripper down at the Inferno Lounge in Columbus, GA, but I digress), condemned Erdogan's government for its...wait for it...support of Israel. "We can perhaps hide from our conscience but not from history… Israel will not escape the wrath of Allah," yodeled Bismet. He concluded with, "I salute you all."

Drama in the Turkish Parliament today.

The MP Hasan Bismet spoke out strongly against Israel, and shouted about Israeli suffering the "wrath of Allah".

Seconds later, he had a heart attack. pic.twitter.com/hgLiFQdNhn

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 12, 2023

I do believe in Divine Intervention. I don't think Washington could've kept his army together through the winter of 1776-77 and rolled up the British at Trenton and Princeton without it. I don't think this nation could've survived our Civil War and Reconstruction without a hefty dose of the Almighty's blessing (yes, I do have Christian Nationalist leanings), but I've always been more of a believer in God being in the "gentle whisper," rather than the earthquakes and fires we encounter daily (1 Kings 12-13).

But sometimes Jehovah has to make an example. All that remains now is for Israel to dispatch a prophet to challenge 450 imams to a contest of faith.

At last report, Mr. Bitmez was on life support. 

Editor's note: This article was edited for clarity after publication.