Original sentence: " Finkelstein said that he had been questioned by the Shin Bet and had answered truthfully, while the Shin Bet said they were not persuaded that Finkelstein answered their questions fully.American political scientist and author Norman Finkelstein was denied entry to Israel in May 2008 when the Shin Bet said he was "not permitted to enter Israel because of suspicions involving hostile elements in Lebanon" and also because he "did not give a full accounting to interrogators with regard to these suspicions.Finkelstein, who has been to Israel 15 other times, was banned for 10 years and said he has no intention of appealing the decision.The Association for Civil Rights in Israel said "the decision to prevent someone from voicing their opinions by arresting and deporting them is typical of a totalitarian regime" and that a democratic state "does not shut out criticism or ideas just because they are uncomfortable for its authorities to hear"