‘Stranger Things’ actor Noah Schnapp speaks out on backlash to Israel-Hamas War stance: ‘From my heart’

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By entering your email, you are agreeing to Fox News Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive.To access the content, check your email and follow the instructions provided. "Stranger Things" star Noah Schnapp has finally addressed the online backlash to his stance on the Israel-Hamas War and claimed his beliefs about the conflict have been "misconstrued." The Jewish-American actor, known for his portrayal of Will Byers on the Netflix television series, was heavily criticized in November after a video captured him in a restaurant posing with stickers that said, "Zionism is Sexy" and "Hamas is Isis."In the clip posted to Instagram, the actor could be seen sitting at a table and recording a group of friends as they made silly faces and held up the stickers.In a Monday evening TikTok video, Schnapp said he wanted to take the time to "discuss everything that's been going on online." "I feel like my thoughts and beliefs have been so far misconstrued from anything even close to what I believe and I wanted to just state from my heart how I feel.

I only want peace and safety and security for all innocent people affected by this conflict," Schnapp said.Schnapp revealed that after many "open discussions" with Palestinian friends, he believes there are many meaningful conversations to have and he has "learned a lot." "One of the takeaways I've had is that we all hope for the same things, that being those innocent people still being held hostage in Gaza to be returned to their families and equally hope for an end to the loss of innocent.