Are Israeli war games this week prelude to something big?

Occupied Jerusalem: Israeli Minister of Defence Ehud Barak announced on Sunday that Israel started the biggest military and civil drills in its history, that would include unconventional weapons, in what military analysts believe is a prelude for something "big". "The readiness of the interior front and preparing it for any possibility is a determining factor in winning any war. The current drills gain special importance since they are based on the outcomes of the war against Lebanon in 2006," Barak said at a Cabinet meeting. The drills, which started the moment Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said, "the war has started", have been dubbed "turning point 2" by the government.