Channel 33 (Israel)

Channel 33 (Hebrew: ) was an Israeli Arabic-language free-to-air television channel, operated by the Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), which was primarily designated for Arabic-speaking viewers. It was replaced by Makan 33, the Arabic channel of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (branded as Kan), in May 2017.
==Channel 3==
===1994-1998===
The channel was launched on 22 February 1994 as a result of the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin decided to create a government-operated Arabic satellite channel that targeting to the Arab viewers of the country. At launch, the channel began to relay broadcasts from the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.
==Channel 33==
===1998–20??===
In early 1998, due to the low viewership, the channel was rebranded to Channel 33 to attract more viewers, with the slogan 'Channel 33 - Much more interesting!'. The channel was broadcast on channel number 33 on Israeli cable platforms.
===20??–2017===
SiteLogo 161 circle.png|Sometimes, Channel 33 used this logo for Arabic broadcasts (since the channel was a dual-language channel). It was also used by IBA News, the now-defunct English news broadcast.
Channel 33 closedown slide 2017.png|Final closedown slide
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