This news from Israel. Hundreds of militant Israeli settlers that have set up a protest camp in southern Israel to oppose the country’s alleged withdrawal from Gaza are heading into day 3 of their demonstration. This comes after a day that saw 16 arrests and several clashes with Israeli security forces. Israeli Prime Minister General Ariel Sharon has billed the withdrawal as “disengagement” from conflict with the Palestinians. The settlers say that Israel is giving up a biblical birthright and rewarding a Palestinian uprising. Sharon said he would begin evacuating 21 settlements in Gaza and a pocket of the West Bank next month.