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Sir Keir Starmer has urged students not to take part in 'un-British' pro-Palestine protests to mark the anniversary of October 7.
The Prime Minister accused those taking part in the so-called 'hate rallies' as having a lack of respect in the wake of last week's synagogue attack in Manchester.
Marches are set to take place today on the two-year anniversary of recent conflict - when Hamas attacks saw 1,300 Israelis murdered and a number of hostages taken.
The ensuing bombardment from the Israel government has seen a reported death toll of nearly 70,000 Palestinians.
Thousands of students are said to be gearing up to march on university campuses as part of a series of 'resistance rallies' in response to Israel's ongoing illegal occupation of Palestinian land.
But Labour leader Sir Keir has now written in The Times to say that Britain has become 'indifferent to antisemitism'.
Of the more than a dozen protests being held at universities to mark the anniversary, themes include events to 'honour our martyrs' and celebrate 'two years of resistance'.
Sir Keir claimed regular pro-Palestinian protests had been used by some as a 'despicable excuse to attack British Jews'.
He wrote: 'As some have exercised their freedom to protest against the Israeli government's actions in Gaza, others have used this as a despicable excuse to attack British Jews for something over which they have absolutely no responsibility.
'Let me just spell that out for a moment: people on our streets calling for the murder of Jewish people they have never even met, for something they are not responsible for.
'A total loss of empathy and humanity not in some faraway land but right here in the heart of our country.'
The Prime Minister did not give examples as to when such chants had taken place at pro-Palestine marches.
He went on to call marches on October 7 'un-British' and accused some protestors of 'chanting hatred towards Jewish people all over again'.
More than 500 people were arrested in London for allegedly expressing support for the banned terror group, Palestine Action, over the weekend.
And on Thursday, hundreds of other activists held protests in London and Manchester - just hours after the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue attack rocked the nation's Jewish community.
Some Jewish leaders, as well as university chiefs and senior politicians, voiced their dismay at the timing of today's planned demonstrations.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews said it was 'disgusted by reports of recent hate-filled protests on university campuses'.
'In the wake of the terror attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation it is clear we need fundamental change of mindset to drive out anti-Jewish incitement at all levels of our society, including from our universities,' a spokesman added.
Keith Black, chairman of Jewish Leadership Council, said: 'Protesting on campuses on October 7 is a disgraceful and deeply upsetting strategy to cause maximum pain to Jewish students.
'The content of these demonstrations is likely to be anti-Semitic and incite violence. For those involved to claim any kind of moral authority is a lie, these protests are driven by hate.'
Protest organisers say they are not celebrating Hamas's October 7 attacks but marking two years since nearly 70,000 Palestinians have been killed in the ensuing Israeli onslaught.
At Queen Mary University in London, organisers are planning a rally dubbed: 'Two Years of Genocide, Two Years of Resistance'.
Students at Goldsmiths, University of London, are also gearing up for an event, advertised as a 'night of remembrance and resistance'.
At nearby King's College in London, students have been invited to a talk entitled: 'Why It Didn’t Start On October 7th'.
At Strathclyde University in Glasgow, students are urged to 'grab your flag and keffiyeh' and attend a 'Protest 4 Palestine'.
'Wear your keffiyeh, bring your voice, and join us as we demand divestment from Israel and justice for Palestine,' one post advertising the rally on Facebook said.
In Birmingham, protesters will stage a vigil for Palestine to 'honour our martyrs', with posts for the event saying: 'Two years of genocide, 100 years of resistance'.
A rally due to go ahead in Liverpool includes a bake sale.
Meanwhile, at the University of Sheffield, the Revolutionary Communist Party refused pleas to move the date of its march, partly due to already having printed posters.
Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has demanded any student caught attending such rallies should be 'kicked off their courses' with immediate effect.
'University chancellors need to stamp out the virulently anti-Jewish hatred running amok on their campuses,' the Conservative MP added.
Isaac Zarfati, executive director of StandWithUs UK, said a recent report showed Jewish students in Britain now faced 'terrifying levels of racism... day in, day out and it shows no sign of abating even following the terrible events in Manchester'.
'The deliberate scheduling of "resistance" events on the anniversary of Hamas's October 7 terror atrocities is particularly grotesque,' he added.
He called on the Prime Minister and education secretary to 'get a grip of rampant anti-Semitism and extremism' now reportedly raging across university campuses.
Louis Danker, president of the Union of Jewish Students, said he respected free speech and the right to protest.
However, Mr Danker said on October 7, many Jewish students would be seeking 'to mourn their loved ones murdered in southern Israel', and pleaded for rallies to be held on another date.
Sheffield's Revolutionary Communist Society has claimed opponents to their planned protest today are 'trying to weaponise recent events to block our rally'
In the midst of the controversy, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has turned his attention to medical regulators, saying they are 'failing to protect Jewish patients' from 'racist and antisemitic' comments from NHS doctors.
He said he was preparing to overhaul the General Medical Council due to cases of doctors escaping disciplinary action.