AQABA. Jordan, June 5: The leaders of Jordan. Egypt and the Palestinians meet in Aqaba today to coordinate policy towards new Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and his revisionist attitude to Middle East peace talks, reports Reuter.

Netanyahu's victory In elections ope -week ago took Israel's Arab neighbours by surprise arid has thrown into question their assumptions about where1 negotiations might go next.

Syrian President Hafez AJ-.Assad hatf already met Lebanese President Ellas Hrawi and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. The foreign ministers of. Syria and Egypt then held two rounds oi talks-in Riyadh with Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal./

Now it is the turn of Mubarak. King Hussein of Jor-

dan and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat — the three Arab leaders who have formal peace agreement with the Jewish state.

Mubarak is cautiously trying to steer the Arab states towards a larger meeting but he is anxious not to raise expectations too high in case his plans, crash on the rocks on old Arab grievances, Arab diplomats say.

Mub|rak anti Assad said on Monday that Netanyahu, a rightwinger opposed to territorial concessions, had not made a favourable first impression but they agreed before forming a further opinion to give him time to form a government and explain his ideas in more detail.

At Wednesday’s summit In Awaba, a Red Sea port and tourist resort from which Israeli, Egyptian and Saudi terri-

tory are all clearly visible. MVibarak and King Hussein will try to reassure Arafat and the Palestinians that they are not alone.

The Palestinians, living In semi-independent limbo under Israeli military and economic domination, are the most vulnerable of Israel's peace partners and the most fearful about the Implications of Netanyahu's election victory.

"They will press Netanyahu to honour the commitments that (outgoing Israeli prime minister) Shimon Peres cony eluded, especially with Arafat, said a senior Arab diplomat In Amman.

One of the- first test eases will be how Netanyahu decides to .handle Israel's promise to redeploy its troops, in the sensitive west Bank town of Hebron.