: pre;"> “Basically I think the decision was made quite arbitrarily. PSG did not have a chance to defend itself in front of the committee,” he said.

“They only asked us to write in an email, and they did not give us a chance to explain the situation properly.

Accusations of racist chanting from PSG members were supposedly reasons for the ban, but the Activities Executive committee decided against addressing “claims about racist comments or racial profiling, due to lack of evidence.”

The committee also chose not to address the claim that security guards were physically abused, following the security team’s recommendation that is was a “non-issue”.

The ban coincides with Israel Apartheid Week, an event co-ordinated by PSG, which includes guest speakers and film showings, and begins on March 1.

Al-Ouri added: “Usually in western legal systems, you’re innocent until proven guilty, but that was not the case in our situation.

“The decision was made without us being able to present our case. The Union, and Geoff Banks and Kay Morrison in particular were helpful, but the [Activities Executive] committee was quite unfair.”

Fliss Inkpen, a member of the LUU Activities Executive, said: “The Activities Executive took this matter very seriously and examined points of view presented to us from all sides.

“We decided that there was not sufficient evidence to pursue claims of racist chants or physical violence.

She added: “The Activities Executive supports peaceful protest and student campaigns, but we felt that in this case the disruption caused was beyond what could be deemed reasonable.  We exist to represent the interests of all societies fairly.”