Tea with Hezbollah: Sitting at the Enemies Table Our Journey Through the Middle East »

TED DEKKER is the author of twenty-two novels, with more than 3 milllion copies of his books sold to date, 1 million of them sold in 2007 alone.

Known for adrenaline-laced stories packed with mind-bending plot twists, unforgettable characters and confrontations between good and evil, Dekker has earned his status as a New York Times bestselling author. 

Is it really possible to love one’s enemies?

That’s the question that sparked a fascinating and, at times, terrifying journey into the heart of the Middle East during the summer of 2008. It was a trip that began in Egypt, passed beneath the steel and glass high rises of Saudi Arabia, then wound through the bullet- pocked alleyways of Beirut and dusty streets of Damascus, before ending at the cradle of the world’s three major religions: Jerusalem.

Tea with Hezbollah combines nail-biting narrative with the texture of rich historical background, as readers join novelist Ted Dekker and his co-author and Middle East expert, Carl Medearis, on a hair-raising journey. They are with them in every rocky cab ride, late-night border crossing, and back-room conversation as they sit down one-on-one with some of the most notorious leaders of the Arab world. These candid discussions with leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas, with muftis, sheikhs, and ayatollahs, with Osama bin Laden’s brothers, reveal these men to be real people with emotions, fears, and hopes of their own. Along the way, Dekker and Medearis discover surprising answers and even more surprising questions that they could not have anticipated—questions that lead straight to the heart of Middle Eastern conflict.

Through powerful narrative Tea With Hezbollah will draw the West into a completely fresh understanding of those we call our enemies and the teaching that dares us to love them. A must read for all who see the looming threat rising in the Middle East.

1 Into the Lion's Den: A Journey into Madness 1

2 Squalor at the Gate: Egypt 13

3 To Live by the Law: Saudi Arabia 30

4 Nicole: One of Seven 52

5 The Lion That Bites: Beirut 64

6 Nicole: Two of Seven 84

7 Ancient Sacrifice: Baalbek 93

8 Nicole: Three of Seven 107

9 Tea with Hezbollah: Southern Lebanon 115

10 Nicole: Four of Seven 130

11 Road to Damascus: Syria 137

12 Nicole: Five of Seven 157

13 Ground Zero: Jerusalem 165

14 Nicole: Six of Seven 180

15 Living Among Enemies: The West Bank 185

16 Nicole: Seven of Seven 211

17 The True Samaritan: Lands Unknown 217

Glossary 235

Timeline of the Modern-Day Israeli-Palestinian Issue 243