Politico & Business Insider's Loyalty Oath to Israel Axel Springer, the German publishing house and owner of Politico (US & EU), Business Insider, Die Welt, and Germany’s biggest tabloid Bild requires all employees to adhere to a corporate “code of conduct” whose #2 value is: “support the right of existence of the State of Israel.” CEO Mathias Döpfner, who is also one of the company’s largest shareholders, once wrote in internal memos: “Zionismus über alles” (“Zionism above all”) and “Israel, my country” (Die Zeit leak). Döpfner also sits on the boards of Palantir, Netflix, and Warner Music. Palantir CEO Alex Karp previously served on Axel Springer’s supervisory board.