It is now mandatory to support Israel for journalists, a British newspaper.

You've heard that right.

I've just been leaked a letter sent by the new owner of the British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph.

It's been acquired by a German-based media giant,

and now its journalists are formally expected to support Israel.

Now, the British Culture Secretary, Lisa Lisa Nandi has cleared this takeover.

It's by Axel Springer SE.

Its CEO, Matthias Dofner, has written to Telegraph staff outlining what he says is his commitment to the paper.

He insists the values of the Telegraph and the publishing house founded by late Tycoon Axel Springer, who is dubbed Germany's Rupert Murdoch, are aligned.

They are, he says, freedom, free markets, individual freedom and freedom of speech.

He goes further. Axel Springer, the company, he explains, is guided by a clear

editorial compass. Its employees are rooted in what he says are the essentials, core values to which

we are firmly committed. There is, he adds, no such thing as neutral journalism, only journalism

that is pluralistic and surprising, fair and fact-based.

Pluralistic. Hmm, we'll see about that.

And yet, having invoked freedom of speech as a foundational principle, he insists these essentials are not partisan, but rather define a socio-political framework within which maximum

journalistic freedom and intellectual independence can flourish. Now, Doughler then sets out

these essentials, and I'm going to read them out to you. Number one, we stand for freedom,

freedom of expression, the rule of law and democracy.

Number two, we support the rights of Israel to exist and oppose all forms of anti-Semitism.

Number three, we advocate the transatlantic alliance between the United States and Europe.

Number four, we uphold the principles of a free market economy.

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