Are they?
although i dont personally agree, according to the US census, "arabs" are classified as whites/caucasian (as are north africans).
So if one goes by the US definitions, the majority of americans are of the same "race" (race doesn't technically exist) as arabs and/or middle easterners.
That being said, these dudes are white and if they had done something deemed positive by society, im sure other whites would have no problem claiming them as their own