This is going to start off short - but I will update it with links and more info when it comes down.
But for now it's just going to be the breaking AP alert that just came down.
Feel free to leave info in the comments section for me to add - but know this will be a factual news diary - not one that includes my opinion.
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- Palestinian official: Palestinians to
submit bid for full UN membership on Sept. 23.
2:19 AM PT: RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- The top Palestinian diplomat says the
Palestinians will submit a bid for full membership at the U.N.
Security Council on Sept.. 23.
Riad al-Malki's told reporters on Thursday in the West Bank
capital of Ramallah that the bid would be submitted next Friday.
His remarks appear to end the speculation over whether the
Palestinians would risk a threatened U.S. veto of their statehood
bid.
The other option was to seek a lesser status as a non-member
observer from the U.N. General Assembly, where the United States
does not wield veto power.