ine , ▁though ▁the ▁bomb ▁did ▁not ▁expl ode . ▁She ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁Isra eli ▁soldiers ▁for ▁the ▁attempt . ▁Bern aw i ▁c ites ▁her ▁skin ▁color ▁as ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁her ▁arrest , ▁saying , ▁" Of ▁course , ▁they ▁arrested ▁all ▁the ▁young ▁women ▁from ▁African ▁origin ." ▁ ▁Though ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁prison , ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁prisoner ▁exchange ▁Bern aw i ▁was ▁released ▁after ▁having ▁served ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁She ▁was ▁deport ed , ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁political ▁party ▁F ata h , ▁later ▁serving ▁as ▁police ▁chief ▁in ▁Gaz a . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁she ▁was ▁" the ▁highest ▁ranking ▁female ▁in ▁F ate h ▁milit ia ▁and ... ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁women ' s ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁self - rule ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁and ▁Jer ich o ". ▁Y asser ▁A raf at , ▁noted ▁leader ▁of ▁F ate h ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Liber ation ▁Organ ization ▁( P LO ), ▁held ▁her ▁in ▁high ▁regard , ▁once ▁saying ▁that ▁" if ▁he ▁would ▁marry ▁anyone ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁[ F at ima ] ▁Bern aw i ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Bern aw i ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity ▁Chair man ▁Mah m oud ▁Abb as ▁with ▁the ▁Military ▁Star ▁of ▁Honor ▁" out