Ahmad Shukeiri was the first Chairman of the PLO Executive Committee from 1964 to 1967. In 1967, he was replaced by Yahia Hammuda. Yasser Arafat occupied the function from 1969 until his death in 2004. He was succeeded by Mahmoud Abbas (also known as Abu Mazen).
<span>Many of the new tax collectors were actually dishonest. This was a very common practice during Biblical days, and it is obviously still practiced by some in today's environment. The tax collector may be inclined to tax a property below its real value for a bribe form the owner.</span>
Diffusion and Colonization/Migration of agricultural peoples
