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Noah Schnapp's Zionism controversy inadvertently hits Taylor Swift and Swifties are furious

Noah Schnapp has expressed his full support for Israel after the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, killing 1300 people

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Noah Schnapp has jumped right into controversy and a few drops were spilled on hit music maker Taylor Swift too.

The 'Stranger Things' star on his social media account flashed 'Zionism is sexy' stickers amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Daily Mail reports.

Noah Schnapp's representative addresses Zionism controversy 

The video was posted on his Instagram on Sunday, November 12, which also featured Will Byers, who is Jewish. The latter can be seen laughing as one of their friends also shows off the stickers reading ‘Hamas is Isis.’

Noah has expressed his full support for Israel after the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas, killing 1300 people and 240 hostages were reported.

His statement read, “You either stand with Israel or you stand with terrorism. It shouldn't be a difficult choice. Shame on you,' supporting the Jewish state declaring war against the militant organization.

Many people slammed the teen star for siding with Israel and ignoring the plight of Palestinians suffering due to constant bombardment.

Schnapp's representative wrote on October 11 while many netizens slammed the star.

“As a Jewish-American, I am afraid. Afraid for my brothers and sisters in Israel, who have been senselessly attacked by Hamas. I am truly heartbroken to see the brutal murders of innocent children, women, and soldiers fighting to defend themselves," he wrote.

“I, like others, want peace for both Palestinians and Israelis. Let's stop the rhetoric and choosing sides. Instead we must recognize that we are all on the side of the fight against terrorism. Choose humanity over violence," he added.

Swifties react to Noah Schnapp picking Taylor Swift's song 

Noah user Swift’s song in the controversial clip. Furious Swifties criticized Noah for using the song, “The fact that noah schnapp even used a taylor swift song in the video makes me wanna fight him,” wrote one. "Immediately dissociate yourself from Taylor swift noah schnapp before tayvoodoo ends your life," said the second. 

An X user made an interesting comment, "The funniest/best thing that could possibly happen right now is for taylor swift to sue noah schnapp for using her copyrighted music in the background of his shitty video and then donate the winnings to palestinian relief organizations."

"Please don’t ever…. EVER use a taylor swift like that and for those purposes. Her best friend is palestian Gigi Hadid. noah schnapp friends… and him can be gone from my feed for good," Taylor Swift fan wrote. 

Another unamused fan said on X, "Pop culture is such a whirlwind right now. what is going on with matty healy? has noah schnapp lost his mind? taylor swift and travis kelce will not leave my feed no matter how hard i try to banish them."