Israel

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'''Israel''', officially the '''State of Israel''', is a country in the [[Middle East]], bordering the [[Mediterranean Sea]] with [[Syria]], Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan.

==History==
[[Joseph]], one of the founders of the twelve tribes of Israel, possessed the [[Shroud of Eden]].<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs]]</ref>
[[Moses]] led the Hebrew slaves out of [[Egypt]] with a [[Staves of Eden|Staff of Eden]], who settled in Israel. [[David]], the second King of Israel, possessed the [[Shroud of Eden]].<ref name="AC2"/> David's son Solomon built a [[Solomon's Temple|temple]] to house the [[Ark of the Covenant]], which contained an [[Apple of Eden 2|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref>

During the [[Roman Empire]]'s occupation in the 1st century CE, David's descendant [[Jesus Christ|Jesus]] possessed the Shroud, which the Templars crucified him to gain possession of. However, his disciples recovered it and tried to resurrect him with it. Jesus' cousin [[John the Baptist|John]] possessed a Staff, which presumably passed to his disciple [[Peter]] and his successors to the [[Papacy]].<ref name="AC2"/>

During the Middle Ages, the [[Crusaders]] and [[Saracens]] waged wars to control [[Jerusalem]]. The Templars became a public Order of Knights after finding the Apple in Solomon's Temple. Despite Jerusalem falling under Saracen control during the [[Third Crusade]], the Knights Templar still had a presence there, guarding the prize that made their fortune and power. [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], [[Malik Al-Sayf]] and his brother [[Kadar Al-Sayf|Kadar]] were sent to steal the Apple: despite Altaïr's arrogance bungling the operation, causing Kadar's death, Malik managed to recover the Apple.<ref name="AC1"/>

To redeem himself, Altaïr was sent to assassinate the nine leaders of the Templar Order: he hunted for [[Talal]] and [[Majd Addin]] in Jerusalem, and [[Garnier de Naplouse]], [[William of Montferrat]] and [[Sibrand]] in the Crusader-held city of [[Acre]]. Finally, he was sent to kill [[Robert de Sable]] in Jerusalem, but the Templars were prepared for him and used [[Maria Thorpe]] as a decoy. Altaïr rode to [[Arsuf]], where de Sable was attending a [[Battle of Arsuf|battle]] with [[Richard I of England]], and defeated him in combat.<ref name="AC1"/>

In 1511, Jerusalem was controlled by the [[Mamluks]], who arrested the Assassin leader [[Mujir]]. He was rescued by [[Turkish Assassins|Ottoman Assassins]] sent by [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]], who continued to expand the Order's presence in Jerusalem. Ezio and [[Sofia Sartor]] also stayed in Acre during their quest to open [[Library of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad|Altaïr's library]] beneath [[Masyaf]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>

==References==
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