University Protests Against Israeli Conflict Lead to Arrests, Closures Can you provide more details about why Governor Abbott wanted the protestors imprisoned?

Rewritten article: Some individuals who were arrested during an anti-Israel protest at the University of Texas at Austin have been released from jail, despite Governor Greg Abbott’s statement that they should be imprisoned. Fifty-seven people in total were detained by authorities on Wednesday, with UT Austin confirming that 26 out of those individuals weren’t affiliated with the university itself. Republican politician Greg Abbott slammed these protestors after confrontations arose between Texas Department of Public Safety police officers in riot gear and them earlier this week, saying ‘Antisemitism will not be tolerated in Texas’. However, some suspects were freed on Thursday as criminal charges against 46 individuals were dropped due to the lack of probable cause. UT Austin highlighted that there was “significant participation by outside groups” at Wednesday’s protest and stated that more than two dozen people who weren’t students or staff members had been detained, adding they believed this presence was linked with an affiliated national organisation trying to disrupt campuses across the country. In a statement issued on Thursday, UT Austin claimed thirteen anti-Palestinian events had occurred since October and described how “This outside group presence is what we’ve seen from the affiliated national organization’s efforts to disrupt and create disorder.” Democratic State Rep. Gina Hinojosa criticised Abbott for suggesting that these protestors were driven by antisemitism, saying ‘Nice try but this isn’t about antisemitism’. She continued: “This is about a war that students oppose and their right to gather and protest it”. Wednesday’s walkouts at the University of Texas involved hundreds of students who tried occupying the South Lawn. Protestors are calling for UT Austin to divest from Israeli companies linked with conflict in Gaza, as well as demanding an end to hostilities between Israelis and Palestinians. These protests have arisen following six months since fighting started between Israelis and Hamas militants earlier this year which has resulted in tens of thousands of Palestinian civilian deaths. University President Jay Hartzell stated that he defended his decision to close down the protest, acknowledging how there was “a lot of emotion surrounding these events”. He continued: ‘Breaking our rules and policies and disrupting others’ ability to learn are not allowed’. Meanwhile, at Princeton University in New Jersey, dozens of demonstrators attempted to erect a tent encampment on Wednesday before being removed by university police. Two individuals were arrested during this process; however, students remained protesting by staging sit-downs using tarps and blankets at the campus itself. In Atlanta, Georgia, authorities from Emory University also intervened after outside agitators trespassed onto their grounds. The University of Southern California (USC) has announced that its campus will remain closed ‘until further notice’ following a large anti-Israel protest on Wednesday which resulted in 93 arrests being made. USC have additionally cancelled the commencement ceremony due to disruptions caused by these protests against Israelis and Palestinians alike.