Netflix Stranger Things Facing Boycott Amid US Actor Noah Schnapp’s Israel Controversy

By Habiba El Madbouly On Jan 17, 2024

The Netflix original Stranger Things star, Noah Schnapp, has faced immense backlash from fans on social media after his comments on the current genocide in Gaza; now, he says the comments so far have been “misconstrued.”

While the famous show officially announced its fifth season, Schnapp’s comments last November triggered a boycott.

In his earlier statement, posted after the October 7 events, Schnapp expressed his anxiety as a Jewish American. He wrote, “…we must recognize that we are all on the side of the fight against terrorism” in the now-deleted post.

Remember to boycott stranger things if you care about Palestine. One of their actors, Noah Schnapp, is a Zionist #FreePalestine pic.twitter.com/owmgEmXEB8
— Ayman (@GuyWhoConquers) January 8, 2024

Additionally, the actor who plays the character of Will Byers was spotted in an Instagram video story wearing stickers that read “Zionism is sexy” and “Hamas is Isis,” again inciting hatred and bias.

why do people act like noah schnapp is the only zionist working on stranger things and that they can simply separate actor from character and still support the show ? like one of the creators, one of the producers, and MULTIPLE cast members are all zionists. BOYCOTT THE SHOW
— reya 🍉 (@gretavfleetwood) January 8, 2024

After two months of backlash that was revived by seeing the actor included in the new season’s cast, he came out to reword his intentions by saying on TikTok, “I only want peace and safety and security for all innocent people affected by this conflict…And I just hope to one day see those two groups be able to live harmoniously together in that region.”

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