The investigation is ongoing, however, police are treating the attack on the rabbi as a hate crime.
The FBI and DHS warned that extremists may “view the anniversary as an opportunity to conduct an attack or other high-profile, illegal activity.”
The pub has been graffitied with antisemitic slogans almost daily, including multiple pro-Hamas slogans over the past week.
"Despicable hatred runs rampant on Pitt's campus," Pitt's Chabad rabbi wrote on Instagram after the attack.
AAPD Police Chief Andre C. Anderson said that there "is absolutely no place for hate or ethnic intimidation" in the city.
Ian Pitkin, 64, was handed a life sentence after he ignited his own apartment in an attempt to harm the Jewish family living above him.
Australia's government has introduced new legislation to combat hate crimes and doxxing, with severe penalties for offenders. The move comes in response to a rise in antisemitic incidents.
"We are going to let the world know who he is, and somebody can come forward. We will find him, and he will be arrested for the hate crime."
The NYPD's August report revealed 19 anti-Jewish incidents and a startling 17 anti-Muslim acts, up from zero last year.
Religion was the most common bias motivation followed by race, ethnicity, national origin and sexual orientation.
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