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From the REG:

A set-aside ability is always followed by or paired with another ability that is not a set-aside ability but rather is an
ongoing ability that lasts as long as all of the cards targeted by the set-aside ability remain set aside. The ability that
follows or is paired with the set aside ability defines the benefit gained from being set aside or when the cards set
aside should be returned (i.e., a duration).

The protection would be the ability paired with the set aside, so it would last as long as the EC remains set aside.

I think.

Nope, you get one chance and only one chance in SI. The only exception is if your SI ending ability is interrupted or negated thereby re-causing SI.

My statement isn't official or anything but according to the rules as written in the REG.

Dungeons attempts to capture Michael. Michael is being removed so he has special initiative to play an interrupt or negate. He plays Striking Herod, but can't target the character in battle (I'm not sure the exact limits of Jeroboam's Idolatry, so he may or may not be able to kill another character, but that's essentially irrelevant). Now after Striking Herod is complete Michael is still being removed so I would argue it still fulfils the requirements of Special Initiative, so I would argue that Michael's controller would still have Special Initiative to play another Interrupt.

CS is correct.  The interrupting effect only has to interrupt the removal, it does not have to stop it permanently during the interrupt.