Tamimi says she would do it again.
Qadi al- Nu'man al- Tamimi.
Rallies in support of Tamimi took place in North America and Europe.
Footage of the incident was uploaded to Nariman Tamimi's Facebook page and went viral.
Tamimi has been charged with 12 counts including assault
and could face a lengthy jail term if convicted.
On December 15, 2017, Tamimi took part in a demonstration opposing the expansion
of Israeli settlements near her village.
Al Tamimi claimed there is no proof that the defendant was
driving the bus at 94KPH when the crash happened.
Tamimi was sentenced to eight months in prison after agreeing to a plea bargain
and released on 29 July 2018.
In December 2016, the United States denied Tamimi a visa for a speaking tour titled"No Child Behind Bars/Living Resistance.
Tamimi has been described as one of the new
symbols of Palestinian resistance to Israeli military occupation in the West Bank.
Tamimi has been involved in protests
and political agitation expressing her opposition to the expansion of Israeli settlements and detention of Palestinians.
On 15 December 2017, Tamimi took part in a demonstration in Nabi Salih
opposing the expansion of Israeli settlements near her village.
Her mother was also charged with incitement and
assault after posting a video in which the indictment claims Tamimi urged violent attacks against Israel.
On 24 March 2018, Tamimi agreed to a plea bargain with prosecutors whereby
she would serve eight months in prison and pay a 5,000-shekel($1,437) fine.
Jesse Roberts of Rise Up International and Jesse Locke of AMZ Productions filmed a documentary, Radiance Of Resistance,
that featured the then 14-year-old Tamimi and 9-year-old Janna Jihad.
According to the Tamimi family, during the protest Ahed's 15-year-old cousin
Mohammed Tamimi was shot in the head at close range with a rubber-coated steel bullet, severely wounding him.
To protect Tamimi from harassment, her family relocated her to a relative's home in Ramallah,
where she could continue her secondary education without passing through Israeli checkpoints en route.
In response, Tamimi, along with her mother and cousin Nour,
approached the two soldiers outside the Tamimi home, and were filmed slapping, kicking, and shoving them; the soldiers did not retaliate.
Despite concerns about the use of military court for a minor who may have been singled out for"embarrassing the occupation",
thirteen days later Tamimi was charged with assault, incitement, and throwing stones; her
mother and Nour joined her, having been arrested in relation to the incident.