<BODY><P>RETurkel cited the following rabbinic statement: "Tanna: omedet (kan) b'Bavel v'ro'ah n'veilah b'Eretz Yisrael."<BR><BR>Aside from being a statement in Yalkut Shimoni, as several list members eruditely pointed out, this is an open g'mara, Chullin 63b.<BR>In the context of the g'mara, this is a morally neutral statement; the g'mara is describing the excellent vision of the bird in question, not passing judgement on it or explaining why it is a tamei bird.</P>
<P>That's on the literal level. Homiletically, IMNSHO this phrase very aptly describes those who live in chu"l and are constantly harping on things in Israel.<BR></P>
<P>Is "being in Bavel and seeing n'veila in Israel" a good thing, as RZS maintains, or a bad one? I guess it depends on whether you are a vulture or a person. </P>
<P>Saul Mashbaum</P></BODY>