Palestine UN Vote

One of the great values of this statement is the use of date-specific language. Next year's General Assembly meeting will take place two months prior to what may be a very close election. Presumably, President Obama will want to do all he can to avoid being backed into the same diplomatic corner.

Enter Nicholas Sarkozy, who seems to have come up with a clever compromise that can lead the United States and Palestinians out the this diplomatic mess.

The Palestinian president met with Ban Ki Moon today to formally submit his request for UN membership. Here are the next steps.

We are entering into the home stretch of a period of frantic diplomacy surrounding the planned General Assembly vote on Palestine.  A few things to keep in mind.