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In a conflict which has left hundreds of Palestinian civilians—many of them children—dead, Marquardt was never far from tragedy. Asked what scenes had lingered with him, he mentioned the Israeli strike that killed four Palestinian boys on a Gaza beach. The strike hit just near the hotel where Marquardt and many other international journalists were staying. Some of the reporters found themselves rushing to try to save the children. In another instance, Marquardt watched a young boy get hit by shrapnel and killed. These are things that really do stick with you, he said. Despite the carnage and the chaos, Marquardt said he had a relatively free hand in his reporting. Its very easy to move around, he said. Hamas runs a totalitarian regime in Gaza but Ive never felt like they were trying to stifle my reporting. At the same time, he said, Ive never seen a PR machine like Israels. They are constantly bombarding you.
Posted on: Sun, 27 Jul 2014 08:56:25 +0000

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