King Abdullah said he did not think there should be any tolerance to those who incite and support terrorism in any form.
“And I think this is not just a snapshot for Jordan, I think this is a snapshot for the international community,” the King told German magazine Der Spiegel last week in an interview, which was published today.
The King said he believed the overwhelming majority of the Islamic movement in Jordan is “moderate, peace-loving people”.
"I think the debate in our society now is that people have to agree on zero-tolerance to terrorism. We have to identify to everybody what terrorism is," he said.
Commenting on condolences paid by four Islamic Action Front MPs to Abu Mussab Zarqawi's family, the King said: “There are some elements in the Jordanian society who are misguided individuals.”
“They have to redefine their relationship with us. They have been working in the grey area for the past decades,” the King said, referring to the Muslim Brotherhood.
“I think society throughout the world now has to decide what is good and what is evil. I believe that the majority of the Brotherhood wants a good future for this country, and a good future for their children. I think that we can all work as a team.”
Describing Zarqawi as a mass murderer, who killed innocent people in Jordan, Iraq and elsewhere, the King said: "I cannot fathom how some people can make this man a hero."
Meanwhile, he said the Palestinian issue remains the core problem, adding the Palestinians and the Israelis should be encouraged to concentrate on the great final goal of a genuine peace, with a secure Israel, living side by side with a viable, independent Palestinian state.
The King also voiced support for efforts to hold a dialogue between Iran and the West, stressing that a nuclear arms race is the last thing this part of the world needs.
On Iraq, he reiterated that Jordan would do all it can to support the newly-established government to be able to move forward.
"We hope that others in the region will help the Iraqis also," he said.