{{short description|Arabic-language Israeli television channel}} {{Expand Hebrew|topic=culture|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox television channel | logo = MeKan_33_logo_2017.png | logo_size = | name = Makan 33 | launch_date = {{start date and age|2017|05|15|df=yes}} | closed_date = | picture_format = 1080i HDTV<Br/>{{small|(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)}} | owner = Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation | country = Israel | language = Arabic | area = Israel | headquarters = Jerusalem | former_names = | website = {{URL|https://www.makan.org.il}} | sister_channels = Kan 11 | terr_serv_1 = Digital terrestrial television | terr_chan_1 = Channel 33 | online_chan_1 = [https://www.makan.org.il/makan-live_page/ Live stream] | terr_serv_2 = Satellite | terr_chan_2 = Eutelsat 8 West B (8 West) on 11637 V }} '''Makan 33''' ({{langx|he|מכאן 33}}; {{langx|ar|مكان 33 }}) is an Israeli Arabic-language free-to-air television channel aimed at the country's Arab community, on behalf of the Israel Broadcasting Corporation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/life/television/2022-03-28/ty-article-magazine/.highlight/invisible-palestinian-women-finally-shine-on-tv/00000180-5b9c-def0-a3c3-5ffd14170000|title=Invisible Palestinian Women Finally Shine on Israeli TV|date=28 March 2022|publisher=haaretz}}</ref> The channel was launched in May 2017 and replaced Channel 33, which preceded it.
==History== The channel started broadcasting on May 15, 2017 at 5:30pm.
In March 2018, Kan announced that Makan 33 would air the World Cup (held in Russia that year) for the first time in Arabic.<ref>[https://www.kan.org.il/item/?itemid=28810 For the first time in Israel: World Cup matches will be broadcast in Arabic for free], Kan, 14 March 2018]</ref> As the IBA, it tried doing the same for its predecessor Channel 33 in 2010, but abandoned the idea after receiving threats from Al-Jazeera Sports.<ref>[https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000567344 World Cup in Arabic: Al-Jazeera threatened, the Authority gave up], ''Globes'', 16 June 2010</ref> During the World Cup, on July 1, 2018, the channel converted to high definition on the DVB-T2 multiplex of digital terrestrial provider Idan+.<ref>[https://www.kan.org.il/Item/?itemId=33091 From today: World Cup matches on Makan 33 - in HD quality!], Kan, 1 July 2018</ref> When the World Cup ended, it launched a new schedule, costing NIS 20 million.<ref>[https://news.walla.co.il/?w=//3172032 Preparations for the day after football: Kan launches a new Arabic schedule with an investment of around 20 million shekels], ''Walla!'', 9 July 2018</ref>
==Criticism== Makan 33's YouTube channel got removed from the platform in July 2019 after receiving three content strikes. The corporation resolved the issue.<ref>[https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001293559 End of the corporation's content on YouTube? Google removed its Arabic channel], ''Globes'', 16 July 2019</ref>
In May 2020, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement criticized the channel's satirical series ''Al-Balad Al-Bahir'' after airing a segment with actors from ''Fauda'', which the organization understood as "Israeli propaganda", and that the program served the "Zionist project" against the Palestinian people.<ref>[https://www.makorrishon.co.il/news/article/265552 "Israeli propaganda": BDS against the Makan channel and Fauda's actors], ''Makor Rishon'', 5 May 2020</ref>
In January 2022, a song parodying the normalization of Israel's ties with the United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Dubai) aired on the channel. The video triggered negative reactions from other Arabic countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/1642533900-israeli-satire-song-causes-a-stir-in-the-arab-world|title=Israeli satire song causes a stir in the Arab world|date=18 January 2018|publisher=i24NEWS}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{official website}}
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